New and insights
The latest news from our team, insights from the philanthropic field and inspiring stories of people-led action across the UK.
Latest news
The latest news from the UK Community Foundations team.
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May 14, 2026
£3m to help communities shape the future of AI and confront the ‘wisdom gap’New programme will track AI’s real-world impacts at a local community level across the UK, and fund ground-breaking community-led AI toolspartnershipscommunity-led ai -
April 15, 2026
Independent evaluation report published for the Know Your Neighbourhood FundA new independent report explores evaluation findings from KYN Fund delivery between January 2023 and March 2025.community cohesionpartnershipsgovernmentlearning -
April 13, 2026
An important day for place-based philanthropy as UK Government publishes new planUK Community Foundations welcomes the publication of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Our Place to Give: a plan for growing place-based philanthropy, which sets out how the UK Government intends to grow philanthropy in England and build a positive culture of giving.governmentgrowing philanthropy
Insights
Insights from the philanthropic field, provided by our members, partners and sector experts.
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community health and wellbeingcommunity resilienceNourishing Norfolk: How Norfolk Community Foundation is seeding a food revolutionNorfolk Community Foundation is seeding a food revolution, delivering far-reaching change, improving wellbeing and building stronger, more resilient communities. -
global goalscommunity resiliencecommunity ambitionPartnering around the Global Goals across NorthamptonshireLooking at how shaping local efforts into global ambition, Rachel McGrath, CEO at Northamptonshire Community Foundation, shares how local philanthropy is playing an important role in achieving the Global Goals. -
Donor insightsResearchNew research highlights desire for greater community involvement across the UKOne in six people in the UK want more opportunities to engage with their local community, with even higher demand in some urban areas, according to new research by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). -
charity advicepartnershipsRecruiting and retaining staff in small charities: A strategic guideRobert Payne, Principal Consultant with a specialist focus on grant making, shares some reflections on the art of recruiting and retaining staff, drawn from years of recruitment experience supporting the charity sector in the UK and overseas.
In our communities
Inspiring stories of people-led action, all across the UK.
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Community ambitionCornwallIsles of Scilly
Platforming Cornwall’s marginalised voicesPeople in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are ensuring those with lived experience lead the conversation -
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Why unseen support matters in Yorkshire’s grass rootsFrontline organisations are often the heartbeat of the community, but what holds them up? -
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Finding each other: tackling loneliness from the ground upIn towns and cities across the UK, grassroots organisations are connecting people, one relationship at a time.